Dieds. Capitol rotunda who on july 17, lying in state and waiting for the potential bidenl of v. I. P. S. s, joe and mike pence expected and we are expecting to see at least one Supreme Court justice, justice sotomayor. The body of john lewis will continue to lie in state outside of the east front of the capitol so the public can pay respects and allow for social distancing. This is a live look now outside that east front with the flag at half staff at the u. S. Capitol. We will wait here a moment or two to see some of the v. I. P. s gathering inside the row tuppeda. You are watching live here on cspan. . Live coverage will continue here on cspan. The service held earlier today. We expect the arrival of a number of dignitaries and v. I. P. s to pay their respects and very shortly, the casket of john lewis will be brought down the steps so the public viewing can begin this evening and will continue into tomorrow. When live events resume, well resume our live coverage here on cspan. We a
On cspan2. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] or moral services congressman john those continues today the civil rights leader is lying in state outside the capitols east front due to social distancing guidelines. Live, continuous stream is now available at cspan. Org. Cspan has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and Public Policy events. You can watch all of cspan Public Affair programming on television, online, or listen on our free radio app. And be part of the National Conversation through cspans daily washington journal program. Or through our social media feeds. Cspan, created by america People Television companies. As a Public Servant in service and brought to you today by your television provider. host congressman, youre retiring. Why . [laughter] guest you know, ive had a great run, and ive been in the u. S. House, in the legislature, im not one of those membe
The u. S. Senate is about to gavel in. They are going to work on a judicial nomination with a confirmation vote scheduled for 5 30 for 5 30 p. M. Eastern. Republicans leader Mitch Mcconnell may introduce the republican covid19 recovery plan. Live now to the senate floor. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal lord god, we again thank you for the life and legacy of representative john robert lewis. Lord, accept our gratitude for his ethical congruence that motivated him to find a moral way to get in the way. Were grateful that his passion for freedom summoned our nation to embrace our best hopes and not our worst fears. Inspired by his exemplary pilgrimage, may our lawmakers strive to live with such integrity that they will stand on the right side of history. Lord, help our senators to strive to see you more clearly, to love you more dearly, and to follow you more nearly day by d
With65, lewis walked there Martin Luther king jr. And others. There were calls to rename the bridge in honor of representative lewis. Live coverage here on cspan. [train sounds] [train sounds] [indistinct conversations] [natural sound] [indistinct conversations] and those who are so lucky to share johns warmth and love. Thent to begin by thanking lewis family. Thank you for sharing john with the world. Thank you for accompanying john in selma one last time. Even more importantly, thank you for sharing him over and over again. Our nation is better off because of john robert lewis. My life is better. Selma is better. The nation in the world are better because of john robert lewis. We continue to benefit from his life work. For voting rights, for civil rights. I hope his passing causes us to rededicate ourselves to getting into good trouble. Necessary trouble. Cant you hear him . Never give up. Never give in. Keep the faith. Keep your eyes on the prize. For john and our nation, lets ake h
It was a group of Alabama State troopers who beat him bloody as bob was just telling us in 1965. He couldnt even remember what had happened. He thought he had died because of the injuries he sustained that day. And, yet, today, it is Alabama State troopers who will be helping to memorialize him. Its incredible. Reporter yes, and an honor guard taking him from the base of the bridge on the other side being passed to that honor guard, and then moving forward on to montgomery, where he will lie in state at the state capitol. I mean, the progress is incredible to think about. You know, as i was listening to you and nancy, i keep going back to that point of humility. It made him so approachable. And as i walk through the streets or i talk to people, each one of them has a slice of history that they can talk about, specifically, with john lewis. I think about Cheyenne Webb criseburg, who was on this bridge as an eightyearold with john lewis and so many other, those 600 protesters. She had co